Sponsor-A-Can has been federally recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service, effective April 16, 2026. Every donation made to Sponsor-A-Can is now fully tax-deductible.
January 2026 | Contract Renewed | A Trusted Kitsap County Partner
Kitsap County has renewed Sponsor-A-Can’s contract for the third consecutive cycle, continuing our shopping cart recovery and encampment outreach work through June 2026. We are grateful to have maintained this partnership through a 30% county budget tightening — a testament to the value county staff place on what we deliver. Through 2025, our work contributed …
2025 | 446 Carts | A 53% Reduction in the Silverdale UGA
2025 | 446 Carts | A 53% Reduction in the Silverdale UGA
2024 | 944 Carts | $424,000 in Recovered Asset Value
October 2024 | Phase 2 | Contract Extended to Illahee
September 2024 | Pilot Complete | 560 Carts Recovered
Sponsor-A-Can successfully completed Kitsap County’s first cart recovery pilot, running from March through September 2024. Across six months we collected, cleaned, and returned 560 shopping carts — demonstrating the model and earning the county’s continued partnership.
March 2024 | Pilot Begins | First County Contract Awarded
Sponsor-A-Can launched its first contract with Kitsap County in March 2024 — a six-month pilot to collect, clean, and return abandoned shopping carts across the Silverdale Urban Growth Area. The model that began here has scaled into Sponsor-A-Can’s flagship program.
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